The film was directed by S. R. Puttanna Kanagal, starring Ambika, Sathyan, Nazeer and Thikkurissy Sukumaran Nair in the lead roles.
The core plot of the movie is partially inspired by Triveni's Kannada novel Hannele Chiguridaga.
Premachandran, who is working in a factory at Coimbatore comes home after a long time for their marriage.
Gopi, Prabhakarans's colleague who is a womanizer develops a love interest towards Nirmala and proposes to her.
Nirmala, with a broken heart, leaves home and joins her sister Susheela and husband Viswanathan.
Prabhakaran gets uneasy with his wife's lazy attitude and he begins to complain, comparing each and everything with Nirmala.